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#13374:	Drama	October 08, 2025
Do Your Stories Haunt? Haunting does not mean scaring, only. Question: Have you ever written a memorable, unforgettable, haunting personal story about yourself?

#13321:	Drama	September 10, 2025
Sarcasm As an Element of Drama How can we use sarcasm to create additional drama in our stories? Have you ever created a sarcastic character in your fiction and what do you think about sarcasm in characters?

#13277:	Drama	August 13, 2025
The Drama of the Lone Detective How Can a Lone Detective Create Intense Drama in Fiction? Why are readers drawn to lone detectives with iffy morality and methods, and did you ever write about such a character?

#13233:	Drama	July 16, 2025
That Most Important Scene Is there such a thing as the most important scene in a story? Which scene, in your fiction, do you pay the most attention to?

#13180:	Drama	June 18, 2025
That Political Drama! Can Political intrigue be a fertile ground for your stories? Do you use political themes in your stories and/or which stories and plays about politics have impressed you the most?

#13135:	Drama	May 21, 2025
The Topic and Drama of Betrayal In what ways can betrayal become the theme of a story? Do you think the topic of betrayal is easy to write about and have you ever written fiction with betrayal in it?

#13080:	Drama	April 23, 2025
The Drama of War How war affects people and why war literature is important Have you ever been in a war or knew a person who was in a war? Also, do you have fears about another World War?

#13034:	Drama	March 26, 2025
Oh, The Rhythm at the Beginning! Can you control the speed of the plot and the tone, right from the start? Have you ever written or read a fictional piece where the pacing and tone didn't match the plot and characters?

#12985:	Drama	February 26, 2025
Voice and Point of View What is the relationship between POV and Voice? In your stories, in what ways do you make use of the differences in voice and the POV?

#12942:	Drama	January 29, 2025
Which Point of View? Choosing the Right Point of View for Your Story How do you decide which character tells your story? And did you ever change the POV character? whil writing a story?

#12902:	Drama	January 01, 2025
Using Fairytales & Folklore for Fiction In what ways, can you craft dramatic fiction based on fairy tales and folklore stories? What do you think about fiction based on legend, folklore or a fairy tale? And have you written such a story?

#12851:	Drama	December 04, 2024
Are Monsters Reversed Heroes? To make a dramatic point in fiction, can monsters come in any shape or form? Can you recall any monsters in fiction who show up in human form and do you have such a monster in your own stories?

#12816:	Drama	November 06, 2024
What Lies Under How do you say without saying or show without too much ado? How have you shown the power of the unsaid in your stories?

#12771:	Drama	October 09, 2024
That Emotion Thing! How can you add just the right amount of emotion to any scene? What is a good emotional scene where there is subtlety plus some hidden intensity, and have you written such a scene?

#12729:	Drama	September 11, 2024
The Drama of Terrorism and September 11 Writing about Terrorism and Violence How would you go about writing a story involving a terrorist act or any other kind of violence?

#12678:	Drama	August 14, 2024
Crafting Alone and Lonely Characters How can you create and show the isolation and feelings of loneliness in your characters? What are the types and ways of loneliness and feelings of isolation do you let your characters show?

#12638:	Drama	July 17, 2024
Creating the Strong-Identity Characters! The Appeal and Recognition of Characters with Strong Identities and Writing their Stories Who is the most memorable character in your stories? Or if you are not a fiction writer, which story character has impressed you the most?

#12594:	Drama	June 19, 2024
Social Issues in Dramatic Fiction Drama explores social issues such as inequality convincingly. Have you written or read an item in WdC about the pros and cons of today's technological advancements, like AI?

#12545:	Drama	May 22, 2024
Moral Choices Within the Conflict How do your characters make a choice between two or more options or evils in your stories? Do you believe those who do wrong may usually think they are doing the right thing at the moment of their action?

#12514:	Drama	April 24, 2024
From A Child's Point of View In what ways can you include a child's point of view in a story? Did you ever consider writing a story in which a child character picks magic as reality?

#12468:	Drama	March 27, 2024
Creating Drama through Imaginary Beings Can imaginary beings impart the same or even stronger dramatic themes and emotions than in real life? Do you believe imaginary beings in fiction entertain and, at the same time, make readers think serious thoughts?

#12420:	Drama	February 28, 2024
Isn't Love So Dramatic! Love offers lots of joy, heartbreak, and sensation so we can write about it. What do you think of tragic love stories? Do you prefer them over happier ones?

#12375:	Drama	January 31, 2024
Drama for Political and Social Justice Addressing social and political issues through dramatic writing Do you ever imagine or think that your writing can spark ideas to challenge and improve society?

#12336:	Drama	January 03, 2024
Why the Drama? What is the purpose of dramatic Writing? How much does your point of view and/or bias has an effect on your writing a dramatic piece?

#12286:	Drama	December 06, 2023
Plots from Our Own Lives There is always drama in our lives; let's use it. While using your life to create fiction, do you ever embellish details, change outcomes, or create unusual scenes?

#12235:	Drama	November 08, 2023
Comedy in Drama In what ways can you insert funny moments in a dramatic story? Which kinds of topics make the best tragicomedy writing; topics familiar to everyone or rare little-known ones?

#12201:	Drama	October 11, 2023
Poetry in Drama Uniting the power of drama and the beauty of poetry Can you infuse drama into your poetry or poetry into your dramatic fiction on purpose or does that happen accidentally?

#12167:	Drama	September 13, 2023
Using Prompts for Dramatic Fiction How to overcome writer’s block and find material for fiction by using prompts What are your strategies for making prompts relevant to your specific writing projects?

#12108:	Drama	August 16, 2023
Shaping Your Scenes Effectively Putting together that compelling scene In what ways would you insert emotions in a scene, emotions that the readers can connect with?

#12055:	Drama	July 19, 2023
Suspense Through Character Behavior Which types of characters can create powerful suspense through their behavior? From what does suspense arise in your stories; from reader anticipation, character behavior, or any other element?

#12008:	Drama	June 21, 2023
Writing the Family Memoir How to organize, write, and collaborate on a family memoir If you were to write a family memoir, do you think it would be received positively by your family members?

#11965:	Drama	May 24, 2023
Perspective is Vital in Fiction How to choose the proper perspective in your fiction Which one do you use more in writing a scene; your own perspective or a character’s perspective?

#11914:	Drama	April 26, 2023
Enhancing Your Fiction through Pacing How is pacing achieved in writing dramatic fiction? In your opinion, how and why is pacing important to the enjoyment of a story?

#11876:	Drama	March 29, 2023
Is Autobiographical Writing for You? Ideas on writing the autobiography and autobiographical fiction How much of your real life do you use in your stories and do you have any pieces totally from your own experiences?

#11823:	Drama	March 01, 2023
How about Those Odd, Unusual Characters? Can the quirky, creepy, and outlandish characters help your story? Have you ever tried adding or highlighting weird characters in your stories? What were the results?

#11768:	Drama	February 01, 2023
From Short Fiction to the Novel How can you turn a short story into a novel? Do you think it is worth your time and effort to turn a short story into a novel and have you ever tried it?

#11726:	Drama	January 04, 2023
Is There Enough Suspense in Your Drama? Adding more suspense to the suspense in your fiction In what ways are you able to add more tension and suspense to an already exciting story?

#11689:	Drama	December 07, 2022
Why Write a Prologue? Writing the Prologue to Explain, Enhance, and Illustrate the Content In which instances, could writing prologues enhance your stories?

#11646:	Drama	November 09, 2022
Drama in Tough Spots and Desperations Can your characters make dramatic and life-defining choices? In what ways can your characters make a tough decision among choices to end their inaction or status quo?

#11598:	Drama	October 12, 2022
What Are Backstories Good for? Let's make use of the backstory when creating stories In what ways are you able to trace a certain behavior to a character’s childhood?

#11551:	Drama	September 14, 2022
Book-Club Books and Drama What is Book-Club Reading and what are its elements? In what ways, can the experience of belonging to a book club enhance your writing?

#11493:	Drama	August 17, 2022
Facts, Memoirs, and Drama Finding factual story topics and achieving success with them Have you ever interviewed anyone for a story? How did you feel about the experience?

#11456:	Drama	July 20, 2022
The Concept of "Home" in Your Writing Where exactly do your characters live? What is “home” to you and how do you illustrate it in your work?

#11393:	Drama	June 22, 2022
Asking That Crucial “Why?” In creating dramatic fiction, the question “Why?” can be important and consequential. In what ways do you make the invisible elements in a character’s psyche visible?

#11363:	Drama	May 25, 2022
Drama in Flash Fiction In what ways can you apply drama to short fiction? When writing flash fiction, do you feel short-changed for omitting the long passages and descriptions?

#11317:	Drama	April 27, 2022
Linking Characters to Theme Great characters you may create, but do they fit well with your theme? Do you sometimes feel that a character you’ve created should be in a different story?

#11270:	Drama	March 30, 2022
Pivotal Moments in Your Story How the crucially loaded moments define your story Do your characters influence the crucial moments and events or vice versa?

#11227:	Drama	March 02, 2022
On Writing a Deep POV story Can you Handle Deep POV? If you use the deep POV style, do you find something in it that, at times, either baffles or discourages you?

#11187:	Drama	February 02, 2022
From Ideas into Fiction A Way to Develop Your Ideas into Stories Do you have a computer file or a notebook for noting and developing ideas?

#11144:	Drama	January 05, 2022
Revealing the Character Flaws and Assets The common sense of unveiling the character traits in slow motion What are the pluses and minuses of novels with a few main characters or a multitude of them?

#11085:	Drama	December 08, 2021
Festschrift, You Say? Just what is Festschrift? Do you believe Festschrift to be a celebration or buttering up a person for personal or political reasons?

#11060:	Drama	November 10, 2021
Distorting Your Characters Character distortions can help the plotting and the conflict of a story. Is it okay to distort historical or real-life people while writing a fictional story?

#11017:	Drama	October 13, 2021
What Makes a Great Story What do great stories focus on? In what ways are some stories timeless, deeper, and better than others?

#10967:	Drama	September 15, 2021
Reviving Your Story's Middle Energizing a Blah Middle with Gripping Action and Emotion What are your strategies for adding drama and emotion to the middle of your fictional story or novel?

#10917:	Drama	August 18, 2021
Chance and Coincidence in Plots Planning the chances and coincidences when writing fiction Do you believe all chance happenings and coincidences should be taboos in plotting?

#10873:	Drama	July 21, 2021
Relationships and Flawed Characters A few hints on characters and various relationships Do you especially focus on your characters’ strengths or flaws with their interpersonal relationships?

#10816:	Drama	June 23, 2021
Tweaking the Premise How do you make sure the premise works effectively for your story? When you work on your premise and plot, do you suspect you may be wasting your time? Why?

#10769:	Drama	May 26, 2021
The Foul and Flawed Main Characters Crafting Deeply-Flawed Characters to Create Powerful Dramas Do you think antiheroes as main characters can provide more of an impact on a story?

#10730:	Drama	April 28, 2021
Atmosphere in Fiction Atmosphere is important in a strong story In what ways can the atmosphere affect your stories?

#10680:	Drama	March 31, 2021
Have you chosen the right character? How does your character fit into your story? In general, what kinds of fictional characters are readers drawn to? And What about you?

#10623:	Drama	March 03, 2021
Fiction Based on Myths and Ancient Tales On Writing Fictional Stories inspired by Myth, Legend, Folklore, Or Fairy-Tales What do you think are the purposes of myths, legends, folklore, and fairy tales, and have you used them in your work?

#10578:	Drama	February 03, 2021
Gender Roles in Dramatic Fiction Paying attention to gender roles in characterization Are gender roles important to dramatic fiction, and do you specifically prefer making distinctions among gender roles?

#10535:	Drama	January 06, 2021
The First-Person POV and the Conflict The First-Person Point of View and the Conflict To what degree does the First-Person POV affect the conflict?

#10501:	Drama	December 09, 2020
Dramatic and Internal Monologues Accessing the insight of characters through Dramatic and Internal Monologues Do you feel influenced by dramatic monologues in plays, poems, or other fiction?

#10445:	Drama	November 11, 2020
Cats in Dramatic Fiction Literary Cats and Their Authors What is it about cats that inspire authors to use them so extensively in their work?

#10408:	Drama	October 14, 2020
Adding Surprise to Drama Using the Surprise Element Effectively Can surprise heighten the value of drama and can you think of a few surprises in fiction, yours or someone else's?

#10360:	Drama	September 16, 2020
Satire in Dramatic Fiction Using satire in writing serious drama What are the positives of inserting satire in your most serious writing?

#10314:	Drama	August 19, 2020
Out of Character Can a character act unusually and still make the story better? Do you think an inflexible demand on characters for consistency can take away from the higher success of a story?

#10268:	Drama	July 22, 2020
Layering and Patterning the Conflict How do you structure and enhance the conflict? Do you believe in raising the stakes progressively, scene by scene, or in something else for boosting the conflict?

#10225:	Drama	June 24, 2020
Creating the Emotional Impact Have you ever made a list of the emotions, past and present, that you have ever felt? What do you need to learn beforehand in order to create an emotional impact?

#10175:	Drama	May 27, 2020
Finding Catchy Ideas in Dull Stories Can you find a dramatic idea in a story that drags? Can you discover a new life inside an old, slow-moving story?

#9986:	Drama	February 05, 2020
Setting up an Anthology Can you imagine what goes into putting an anthology together? What do you care about the most when purchasing or reading an anthology?

#9938:	Drama	January 08, 2020
Little Things Mean a Lot How do you add flavor to your fiction after the first draft? In what ways do you observe and revise your story after the first draft?

#9902:	Drama	December 11, 2019
Dealing with the Backstory Issues Can you make your backstories matter? What do you think is the purpose of a backstory?

#9835:	Drama	November 13, 2019
Writing for Teens What makes the works for young adults stand out? What is the difference between writing for adults and young adults?

#9799:	Drama	October 16, 2019
Creating the Imaginary World An Imaginary World is much more than a frame for a story How can you make an imaginary world authentic and open to fantastic adventures, at the same time?

#9755:	Drama	September 18, 2019
About Secondary Characters and Sidekicks In what ways are secondary characters and sidekicks important? How can you come up with interesting, smart, whining, big-hearted, or loud-mouthed sidekicks and secondary characters?

#9706:	Drama	August 21, 2019
Holding a Flashlight at Flash Fiction How tricky can conciseness be in flash fiction? Is flash fiction only short and sweet?

#9659:	Drama	July 24, 2019
Dilemmas and Main Characters In what ways can you make your main character’s problems impossible to handle? How difficult and demanding are your main characters’ problems?

#9600:	Drama	June 26, 2019
Are Your Characters Genuine? A Few Suggestions for Letting Your Characters Show Who They Really Are What are some of the ways you can enhance the dimension and authenticity of your characters?

#9558:	Drama	May 29, 2019
Taste and Smell and the Five Senses Can you attach smell to taste and other senses in your writing? Do your five senses, especially taste and smell, bring back images from your past to inspire your writing?

#9505:	Drama	May 01, 2019
Turning a Short Story into a Novel Is your short story straining to cover a larger territory that you might want to explore? Do you have a short story that you’d love to turn into a novel?

#9452:	Drama	April 03, 2019
Humor or Wit Has Drama in It Can humor enhance the telling of a dramatic story? Can you add humor to a dark and tragic scene or story?

#9400:	Drama	March 06, 2019
Turning out Compelling Plot Twists What are the requirements for plot twists that are unexpected and effective? How do plot twists make for some of the most exciting, mind-blowing, and dramatic stories?

#9352:	Drama	February 06, 2019
On the Benefits of Free-Flow Writing How may the free-flow exercises help a writer’s craft? Why is it important for writers to get to know their own psychological makeup?

#9311:	Drama	January 09, 2019
The Importance of Family as Subject How may a writer write a family story and what could be its pitfalls? What may happen when a writer involves an actual family in his fiction?

#9255:	Drama	December 12, 2018
What Do We Show, What Do We Tell? With human emotions, can there be times when telling may be better than showing? As to "show, don’t tell" advice, should you always turn a “tell” into a “show”?

#9201:	Drama	November 14, 2018
Relationship of Voice and Subject Matter How the Nuances in Voice Enhance Our Storytelling Does the subject of your story influence your voice?

#9159:	Drama	October 17, 2018
Writing the Most Powerful Scene Do you have a most dynamic, most meaningful scene incorporated into your plot? Can you inject a most powerful moment in your story?

#9113:	Drama	September 19, 2018
Diverse roles of Short Story and Novel In using the fictional elements, do short stories and novels differ? How Does a Short Story Differ from a Novel?

#9049:	Drama	August 22, 2018
Finding That One and Only Story How do you go about finding the subject of your story? Where can we look and search for that elusive concept to bring us writing success?

#9006:	Drama	July 25, 2018
When Endings Fall Short What do you have to take into consideration for a satisfactory ending? Can the ending of your story meet readers’ expectations?

#8968:	Drama	June 27, 2018
Film, Books, and Cinematic Fiction Can the written fiction and movie-making influence each other through cinematic principles? Since some movies are based on books, what if the movies could also become the inspiration for books?

#8907:	Drama	May 30, 2018
Exploring the Types of Scenes .II. Seven more scene types in part II Can you use several different scene types in one long story or novel?

#8865:	Drama	May 02, 2018
Exploring the Types of Scenes .I. How can you use several different types of scenes in one long story or novel? Can you recognize the different types of scenes in stories and novels?

#8817:	Drama	April 04, 2018
Drama in Poetry Let's celebrate the poetry month and the depth and dynamism of drama in poetry! In what ways can drama enhance poetry?

#8785:	Drama	March 07, 2018
Where to Begin to Fine-Tune Your Story Can You Erase Away or Resolve the Weak Areas in Your Story? How do you handle those weakling sections that sap the impact of your story?

#8729:	Drama	February 07, 2018
Drama’s Role in Romantic Fiction In what ways can drama enhance the romance between characters? How can drama add to the popularity and enjoyment of a romantic story?

#8690:	Drama	January 10, 2018
Keep That Plot Moving How do we untangle that moving the plot idea? How do you move the plot to make a story more exciting and dramatic?

#8639:	Drama	December 13, 2017
Writing Solid Descriptions That Deliver How can you make your fiction shine through delightful descriptions? Is your usage of descriptions dramatic, suitable, and inspiring?

#8585:	Drama	November 15, 2017
Can Several Characters Tell Your Story? How can you handle several point-of-view changes in a novel or long story? How can you secure the unity in your long story or novel with multiple point-of-view characters?

#8540:	Drama	October 18, 2017
On Supporting and Minor Characters Are bio sheets really needed for supporting or minor characters? Can you add supporting and minor characters into your novel without them hogging the spotlight?

#8493:	Drama	September 20, 2017
Our Specific Fiction Voices as Writers While writing fiction, how do you go from the point of view to the specific voice? How important is your storytelling voice?

#8449:	Drama	August 23, 2017
Choosing the Viewpoint Characters Which ones among your characters are the best choices to tell your story? Who is going to tell your story: The protagonist, the antagonist, or someone else?

#8398:	Drama	July 26, 2017
Characters through Their Words & Actions Without going inside a character’s head, how can you show who the character is? What types of character actions can help reveal who your characters are?

#8344:	Drama	June 28, 2017
Writing the Ending Scenes Theme and character related elements in the ending scenes How many types of scenes can you use at the end of your fictional work?

#8289:	Drama	May 31, 2017
Middle Scenes & Deeper Characterization Can you write the middle scenes to show deepening emotion in order to influence the conflict? In what ways can the characters in the middle scenes leave an impact on the reader?

#8250:	Drama	May 03, 2017
Action and Dialog in the Earlier Scenes What are the functions of action and dialog in the beginning scenes? How can you write successful opening scenes using lively dialog and animated action?

#8190:	Drama	April 05, 2017
Writing the Profound Fiction How to write fiction to elicit deep thoughts and profound emotion Can your stories evoke poignant and complex feelings inside your readers?

#8158:	Drama	March 08, 2017
Moral Argument through Dialog Can dialog be the tool to strengthen the moral argument? How can the dialog reveal the subtleties of a moral argument?

#8112:	Drama	February 08, 2017
How to Avoid Plagiarism Is your writing original and free from plagiarism? Do you know in what ways plagiarism can occur?

#8055:	Drama	January 11, 2017
Creating the Story World What makes a story world believable? Is a story world just a place?

#8003:	Drama	December 14, 2016
Let’s Not Preach Thematic Arguments How to keep the thematic argument from becoming superficial? In writing fiction, how can you refrain from preaching to the readers?

#7969:	Drama	November 16, 2016
Showing a Character’s Motivation In what ways can you show a character's motivation? Can your characters demonstrate what their true motivations are?

#7904:	Drama	October 19, 2016
Characters' Judgments to Incite Drama Are Your Story’s Characters Judgmental Enough to Bring about a Conflict? Can You Find the Drama in Your Characters’ Opposing Judgments?

#7853:	Drama	September 21, 2016
Betrayal As the Dramatic Element How much can betrayal assist the conflict in your fiction? How can betrayal become the catalyst for the conflict in your stories?

#7802:	Drama	August 24, 2016
Writing about Grief and Loss How do you show grief and loss in your characters? How will your characters deal with grief and loss?

#7764:	Drama	July 27, 2016
The Importance of a Character's Mind How do you show what is in your character's mind? What can be done with your characters' emotions and thoughts?

#7699:	Drama	June 29, 2016
How to Fix a Flawed Pacing Which tools do you use from your story’s pacing stockpile? Can you create a page-turner by paying attention to your story’s pacing?

#7648:	Drama	June 01, 2016
Writing the Violent Scenes Can you include violence effectively in a scene? How can you write a violent scene to make it memorable?

#7605:	Drama	May 04, 2016
Kinsmen of the Primary Characters Whether explosive or loving, how important are the family relationships to the main character? Should you write in the family relationships into your main characters’ actions?

#7565:	Drama	April 06, 2016
Creating the Catalyst Character Who can be your story's best catalyst character? Which traits can you pick for the success of your story's catalyst character?

#7496:	Drama	March 09, 2016
Making Readers Feel for Your Characters How to cause the readers feel for your characters and the difference between empathy and sympathy How can you cause your readers side with your characters?

#7439:	Drama	February 03, 2016
Painting with Winning Words Paint with choice words to bring color to your stories. Can you enhance your stories with captivating visuals?

#7388:	Drama	January 06, 2016
Sweeten Your Fiction with Paranoia Can you make your fiction shine with paranoia? How can paranoia enhance your story?

#7345:	Drama	December 09, 2015
Theme in Movies Why is a good solid theme so important in a movie? From which elements can you pick out what the theme is in a movie?

#7300:	Drama	November 11, 2015
Action and Narration to Reveal Character How can you reveal character in a clever way? Can you craftily manipulate your storytelling to show who your characters are?

#7248:	Drama	October 14, 2015
The Flair of Writing Historical Fiction How can you embed your fictional story in history? Can you bring history to life with the help of your imagination?

#7197:	Drama	September 16, 2015
Magical Realism Why you can believe in the magic inside Magical Realism Can you write the supernatural inside reality as if it is reality?

#7147:	Drama	August 19, 2015
Surprise Endings Can you capture that cathartic moment at the end of your story with a surprise? Can you defy your readers’ expectations with your endings?

#7095:	Drama	July 22, 2015
The Use of Vignettes in Storytelling The evocative nature of vignettes can help you with your craft. How can vignettes strengthen the muscles of your writing?

#7055:	Drama	June 24, 2015
Thrill and Drama in Writing about Sports To a writer, all sports offer a treasure trove of subjects filled with suspense, tension and human drama. Do you let the excitement in sports inspire your muse?

#7003:	Drama	May 27, 2015
Writing a Strong Inner Conflict Inner conflict humanizes a character and makes the reader connect to him emotionally. How can you approach writing the inner conflict for it to cause the bond between the readers and the character?

#6943:	Drama	April 29, 2015
The Gothic Edge Gothic literature and using its elements in dramatic writing n/a

#6893:	Drama	April 01, 2015
Magic as an Element of Drama in Fiction Magic can be used in any genre to add dramatic nuances to a story. n/a

#6843:	Drama	March 04, 2015
Concurrent Conflicts in a Scene Several conflicts, emotions, or events create high drama when they occur simultaneously in a scene. n/a

#6790:	Drama	February 04, 2015
Drama in Moral Dilemmas Giving a moral dilemma to the protagonist guarantees depth in the character and in the story. n/a

#6748:	Drama	January 07, 2015
Writing Fiction from News Stories Events and characters in the news can help writers to come up with original stories. n/a

#6690:	Drama	December 10, 2014
Different Approaches to Characterization Using various ways of hinting at who the character is can show him better than a long, descriptive exposition. n/a

#6635:	Drama	November 12, 2014
Conspiracy Means High Drama Different kinds of conspiracy plots and a few tips for writing them n/a

#6594:	Drama	October 15, 2014
Pet Peeves in Fiction Readers do not like overused and boring elements in fiction. n/a

#6535:	Drama	September 17, 2014
Spinning Tales with Myths and Legends Myths and Legends allow writers the freedom of putting their own spins on old themes and stories. n/a

#6486:	Drama	August 20, 2014
Beware of the Wimpy! Weaknesses may hide in any aspect of a story. n/a

#6428:	Drama	July 23, 2014
Haunted Characters Ghosts and other hauntings of story characters can be used as catalysts for the plot. n/a

#6381:	Drama	June 25, 2014
Capturing Readers with Cliffhangers Where and how to use a cliffhanger as a plot device effectively. n/a

#6322:	Drama	May 28, 2014
The Power of the Question Preparing a few sets of questions for building up a story can secure a successful main frame for our plots. n/a

#6273:	Drama	April 30, 2014
Trying on Unfamiliar Genres Experimenting with different genres may add depth to your craft. n/a

#6224:	Drama	April 02, 2014
What Does "Raising Stakes" Involve? Raising the stakes and when and how we go about it may decide the success of our stories. n/a

#6186:	Drama	March 05, 2014
Tweaking the Central Problem n/a

#6123:	Drama	February 05, 2014
Genres and Pitfalls What to avoid when writing for the few most popular genres n/a

#6069:	Drama	January 08, 2014
Why the Main Character Needs Strong Will A weak-willed character is not capable to fight for the resolution of the conflict in the story. n/a

#6024:	Drama	December 11, 2013
Using the Power of Prompts Prompts are the initial sparks to bring your creative fires to life. n/a

#5976:	Drama	November 13, 2013
Clich�s: Use�em or Lose�em? n/a

#5928:	Drama	October 16, 2013
Getting Ready for NaNo I love to participate in NaNo but not without taking an objective look at the NaNoWriMo practice. n/a

#5885:	Drama	September 18, 2013
The Drama of Writing: Trial and Error Writing well by taking into account helpful and objective suggestions from the reviewers' critiques n/a

#5831:	Drama	August 21, 2013
Fatal Flaws Create Powerful Stories Building a fatal flaw into a character makes him more human and the story more successful. n/a

#5767:	Drama	July 24, 2013
Plot Logic Plot logic is the rational progression of plot events unified with character actions to fit the story world. n/a

#5731:	Drama	June 26, 2013
In Defense of the First Person POV You can use the first person point of view just as successfully as any other, if you follow a few guidelines. n/a

#5668:	Drama	May 29, 2013
Creating the Ruthless Character A few ideas to consider for the development of a strong ruthless character in fiction n/a

#5631:	Drama	May 01, 2013
Using the Loss Card for Drama Loss of something or someone important may lead to high drama in fiction. n/a

#5569:	Drama	April 03, 2013
Subplots: Using Secondary Characters Creating dramatic subplots by using the secondary characters in a fictional story n/a

#5531:	Drama	March 06, 2013
Does Your Fiction Include a Secret? When secrets exist in the plot or the characters, they create tension and suspense, awakening the readers' curiosity. n/a

#5472:	Drama	February 05, 2013
Creating Drama in Fiction The essential components of drama we can use inside our stories n/a

#5448:	Drama	January 08, 2013
The Importance of the Inner Journey Writing the inner journey of the protagonist and other important characters in fiction n/a

#5394:	Drama	December 11, 2012
He Did What? But Why? Using Cause and Effect in Story Building n/a

#5350:	Drama	November 13, 2012
Are Your Characters Opposites of You? How to build characters who are very different from the writer’s own character n/a

#5286:	Drama	October 17, 2012
Getting Ready for 2012 NaNoWriMo Finding the premise and developing the main points of your NaNo novel n/a

#5252:	Drama	September 19, 2012
Author's Gender and His/Her Craft How an Author’s Gender May Influence His/Her Craft n/a

#5202:	Drama	August 22, 2012
Character Deaths by Writers’ Pens Making your characters meet their demise while creating strong reader or audience emotion n/a

#5154:	Drama	July 25, 2012
Creating the Unexpected: Plot Twists Using effective plot twists to add drama, surprise, and unpredictability to a story n/a

#5102:	Drama	June 27, 2012
Attention: Texture! Taking a look at the subtlety and the ins and outs of texture in writing n/a

#5054:	Drama	May 30, 2012
How to Make Characters Jump off the Page What agents and editors mean when they ask you to make your characters jump off the page n/a

#5004:	Drama	May 02, 2012
The Wilderness inside Your Characters Wilderness is where the characters have to fight their way through complex emotions inside them. n/a

#4938:	Drama	April 04, 2012
How to Set up the Opposing Action The opposing action establishes the central conflict in the plot and creates depth in the characters. n/a

#4889:	Drama	March 07, 2012
Let Poetic Justice Enhance Your Story Inserting poetic justice in the writing of a story or play to satisfy the reader or the audience more n/a

#4859:	Drama	February 08, 2012
Writing the Disturbing Scenes How to handle the scenes that require descriptions of disturbing acts, detailed sex, violence, and horror n/a

#4800:	Drama	January 11, 2012
A Baddie Can Also Be Funny Antagonists and villains with humorous traits: A few tips on creating them n/a

#4753:	Drama	December 13, 2011
Hearing Voices inside Our Heads How to listen to the specific ways our characters talk and choose the tone to fit the distinctiveness of each story n/a

#4701:	Drama	November 15, 2011
Maybe You'll Need That Epilogue The epilogue: When it is necessary and how to write it. n/a

#4657:	Drama	October 19, 2011
Injecting Depth into the Protagonist The depth in a character depends on that character's moral and psychological needs. n/a

#4608:	Drama	September 21, 2011
Introducing Children to Theater Arts A hands-on theater experience can help your child grow in various ways. n/a

#4558:	Drama	August 24, 2011
Creating the Characters' Goals How to find and create character goals in a story n/a

#4504:	Drama	July 27, 2011
Episodic Plot Structure Writing a series of loosely connected stories within the same storyline n/a

#4461:	Drama	June 29, 2011
Crimes of Love As Dramatic Subjects The drama of love gone wrong as the result of powerful passions and unusual situations n/a

#4408:	Drama	June 01, 2011
Writing the Historical Fiction Historical fiction, tips, and mixing it with other genres n/a

#4343:	Drama	May 04, 2011
Political Drama Political drama’s origins, history, and tips for writing it for today's audiences n/a

#4306:	Drama	April 06, 2011
Using Figures of Speech Effectively Figurative speech adds flavor to fiction, but using it properly takes practice. n/a

#4263:	Drama	March 09, 2011
Creating Tension in Fiction Several ways of creating tension, and therefore drama, to keep the reader reading n/a

#4161:	Drama	February 09, 2011
Writing the Kidnapping Drama Various ways of writing about kidnapping in fiction. n/a

#4160:	Drama	January 12, 2011
Heroes and Thrillers Placing a hero inside a thriller can heighten the excitement of a story. n/a

#4115:	Drama	December 14, 2010
Use Your Characters' Misinterpretations Powerful stories are born from characters' actions based on their misinterpretation of situations or other characters. n/a

#4052:	Drama	November 16, 2010
Writing Confessions How confessions attract attention and a few suggestions for writing them. n/a

#4011:	Drama	October 20, 2010
Image Patterning in Dramatic Fiction Image Patterns add depth, unity, and organization to fiction. n/a

#3962:	Drama	September 22, 2010
Interior Monologue Interior monologue sums up a character directly or indirectly and sometimes through the stream of consciousness. n/a

#3913:	Drama	August 25, 2010
A Sense of Mystery Adding an internal sense of mystery to dramatic fiction. n/a

#3862:	Drama	July 28, 2010
Plot Points The importance of plot points for a story's advancement n/a

#3793:	Drama	June 30, 2010
Musical Plays A short history of musical plays and a few steps to follow for writing a musical play n/a

#3747:	Drama	June 02, 2010
The Lost Object Theme The tangible lost-object story can lead to its characters’ drama and their tension-filled search. n/a

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#3440:	Drama	December 30, 2009


#3388:	Drama	December 02, 2009


#3337:	Drama	November 04, 2009


#3272:	Drama	October 07, 2009


#3229:	Drama	September 09, 2009


#3174:	Drama	August 12, 2009


#3120:	Drama	July 15, 2009


#3071:	Drama	June 17, 2009


#3025:	Drama	May 20, 2009


#3036:	Drama	May 06, 2009


#3003:	Drama	April 22, 2009


#2963:	Drama	April 08, 2009


#2962:	Short Stories	April 01, 2009


#2944:	Drama	March 25, 2009


#2891:	Drama	February 25, 2009


#2863:	Drama	February 11, 2009


#2839:	Drama	January 28, 2009


#2812:	Drama	January 14, 2009


#2784:	Drama	December 31, 2008


#2772:	Drama	December 17, 2008


#2737:	Drama	December 03, 2008


#2718:	Drama	November 19, 2008


#2683:	Drama	November 05, 2008


#2678:	Romance/Love	October 22, 2008


#2670:	Drama	October 22, 2008


#2606:	Drama	October 08, 2008


#2653:	Horror/Scary	October 08, 2008


#2587:	Drama	September 10, 2008


#2583:	Mystery	August 27, 2008


#2557:	Drama	August 27, 2008


#2582:	Romance/Love	August 27, 2008


#2540:	Drama	August 13, 2008


#2510:	Drama	July 30, 2008


#2523:	Short Stories	July 23, 2008


#2484:	Drama	July 16, 2008


#2458:	Poetry	July 02, 2008


#2459:	Drama	July 02, 2008


#2426:	Drama	June 18, 2008


#2386:	Drama	May 21, 2008


#2368:	Drama	May 07, 2008


#2373:	Short Stories	April 30, 2008


#2337:	Romance/Love	April 23, 2008


#2335:	Drama	April 23, 2008


#2307:	Drama	April 09, 2008


#2293:	Drama	March 26, 2008


#2252:	Romance/Love	February 27, 2008

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